Samuel King's School
Samuel King's School is a mixed secondary school located in Alston in the English county of Cumbria. It is one of the smallest secondary schools in England, with a roll of 99 in March 2015. It is a comprehensive foundation school administered by Cumbria County Council. The schools serves the population of Alston, as well as the wider area of Alston Moor.
The current headteacher is Mr Ian Johnson, who took over in April 2012. The headteacher from September 2000 to December 2008 was Mr Maurice Peddelty. His successor, John Whittle, only lasted less than two years as headteacher. He left Samuel King's in December 2010.
Samuel King's School offers GCSEs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. The school also offers some of its courses via distance learning. Mr Peddelty started at Samuel King's in September 1990. He was appointed headteacher in April 2000. In March 2007, Samuel King's was praised for improvement by Ofsted.
